Bird Feeding Tips for feeding wild finches.

Instructional video on wild bird feeding focusing specifically on what to feed finches. Video covers bird seed and feeders to use in order to attract and keep wild finches coming back to your back yard bird feeders. Brought to you by Mother Nature’s Bird Seed.

anybody know how i can get finches to come to my finch bird house?

i dont know how to get finches to go there…i saw inside there were some twigs from birds

Backyard finches

Bunch of finches gathering at our backyard bird feeder.
- TinhornNPL

i would like to attract cardinals, finches and other nice birds like these; what can i get for my backyard?

i would also like to distract birds like the those big dark black birds and squirrels; any suggestions?
- blackfootgirl

Any Indian Vet specialized in exotic birds?

Hi. has anybody any clue is/are there any good vets specialized in birds. I have couple of budgerigars, finches, african love birds and a grey parrot. In case of medical emergency i need to get some good medical attention. I am from Bangalore. Anybody/anywhere in India who is knowlegeble. Please advice.
- rathishsubramaniam

what kind of flower seeds i should plant to attract birds?

i like to have scarlet tanagers, blue jays and finches , carndinals what can i do to attrack them?
- junbug

Birds Cooling Off

Every evening around 5pm, when our backyard waterfall comes on, the finches gather around it to bathe. The summer heat here in Boise makes the waterfall a popular spot for birds to cool off. … Backyard Bird Bath
- awmarker

What will attract more birds?

I am trying to attract different kinds of birds to my backyard- I seem to only get the usual sparrows, robins, chickadees and juncos. I want to attract some of the colorful finches we have in my area (pacific northwest usa). Is there anything I can hang in my tree (other than birdseed!) to attract a wider variety of birds? Right now we have two bird feeders and a bird bath. What else could we do?
I’m serious and I mean real birds. Give me a break.
- Amy

How to Make Finch Bird Feeders

Sometimes the best thing about having bird feeders in your garden is sharing those moments of bird watching with your children. It is a wonderful opportunity to teach them about the wildlife that flies past your window as well as a nice time to spend sharing something beautiful with your kids. If this is something you want to do perhaps you also would like to make some of the bird feeders with them. Depending on the age of your kids this can be another sharing and learning opportunity. One of the feeders you could make is the finch bird feeders. They are a little more complicated than making the simpler platform feeders which are very simple, but not so hard that you could not construct one.

Since finches are such tiny birds what is used as a finch bird feeder is often a tube bird feeder. The first thing to do is to find all the materials that will be needed. Start with a narrow plastic tube. This can be something that was used as a medicine bottle, spice jar or soda pop bottle. Then you will need something to use as perches. The best thing to use for this will be doweling. Doweling are round pieces of wood. You will want them to be no wider than a quarter of an inch. This allows the birds to grab onto them easier. How long they are is completely dependent on the width of the tube you are using. On average each piece of dowel should be around six inches long. This measurement allows the perches to be a few inches long for the birds to sit on. It the tube you use is very wide you will need longer pieces of doweling. You will also need a small hook which has a screw at one end, a hot glue gun or strong glue, paint, using non toxic is a must and a drill with a few bits so there are ones that are big enough for the multiple purposes you will need them for.

Take the drill and make holes for the dowel to go into. Leave them longer on one side so the bird has a place to sit on the perch then glue them in place. Depending on how big the tube is you can make at least six perches by alternating them on all the sides. Use the screw hook to attach the top of the feeder to your tree. If you want to make it more attractive for your garden you can paint it. This is the simplest way to build finch bird feeders. You can do this with your children, having each of them build one to put outside their bedroom windows, so that they too can they watching the birds feed.


- Mayoor Patel

Learn To Attract Beautiful Birds To Your Yard

If you are interested in bird watching and would like to see more birds in your yard there are ways to invite them. Birds are fascinating to watch and observe. First you need to capture their attention visually and you can do that by planting brightly colored plants. They most certainly are always looking for food so, if you planted fruit tress or other plants that bear food, they most surely will be interested. There are a variety of birds that enjoy eating berries and seeds including, cardinals, finches and sparrows.

Some examples of fruit bearing plants are ones with berries, oranges and cones. Also these trees provide protection which will encourage them to settle.

If you have large trees in your back yard that is even better, as birds are always looking for protection from the weather and other harsh conditions.  Large protective trees such as spruce, oak and maple trees are favorites of birds.

Robins are very pretty and unusual birds. They will be looking for worms and insects in the lawn. They love to sing at sunset, so they will most certainly serenade you if you are fortunate to be there within close proximity of them.

Water is always welcome also. If you have a stone or other large object that holds water. They will look for that.

If you are a serious bird lover, you will most certainly want to transform your yard to attract birds. If you are a bird lover and have a willow tree in your yard, you are very fortunate as most likely you will see a variety of birds including orioles and warblers.

If you have a vacant field with a variety of flowers, you will most certainly attract a variety of birds including quails and pheasants.

Old large trees are a perfect settling ground for all kinds of birds. They enjoy the protection as well as fruits and seeds and the availability to sit and next on the limbs.

If you enjoy woodpeckers, they are looking for hard wood tress such as ash, cherry and birch trees. It is actually the insects underneath the hard bark that they are looking for.

The variety and types of trees will attract different birds. The softer wood tress such as pine and spruce provide a comfortable place for birds to rest and nest.

Birds are beautiful creatures and they can be attracted to your yard through a variety of means. If you have a brightly colored garden with flowers, shrubs and large beautiful trees, you will most certainly find a multitude of birds in your yard.

If you are interested in drawing birds to your yard, make sure you have brightly colored plants and flowers as well as old large trees so they will feel welcome in your yard.


- Jadon Sluck

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